to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
armed might; military power; the sword; force
not yet known; unknown; strange
to hide; to keep to oneself
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
half the body; half length
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to go out and away; to leave
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
incident; affair; happening; event
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
extremely dangerous; full of peril
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize